Disposable cups add up quickly, while buying new tumblers can get expensive. However, one homeowner shared a hack that helps ...

People often say there’s too much plastic in the environment. But when they make such statements, do they really know the facts? They often point judgmental fingers at common products packaged in ...

In “Goodbye, Hemispheres magazine and little bottles of shampoo” (Sept. 8), the Tribune Editorial Board raises the question, “We’re not sure what the little bottles did to merit this specific legal ...

New initiatives from Kiehl’s, Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart and Ulta lay further groundwork for reducing the beauty industry’s massive plastic footprint. The sculpture consists of large-scale mirrors ...

All you need are regular-sized mason jars. Simply screw on the Parmesan cheese shaker lids, and you've got an instant, ...

A new study found that college students who leaned on takeout were loaded with microplastics, and that exposure was linked to microbiome shifts tied to health concerns. Researchers in China studied ...

Dr. Lisa Erdle is a ecotoxologist, microplastics expert, and the Director of Science & Innovation at the 5 Gyres Institute. "Over time, plastics can leach chemicals like BPA or similar compounds into ...